2021 Agenda

Thursday, October 28

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Registration and Lunch     12:55 PM – 1:00 PM Welcome Address   Jack Otter, Global Head, Wealth & Asset Management, Barron’s Group 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Alternatives 2.0: Raising Investor Awareness   Edwin N. Conway, Global Head, BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) Scott Nuttall, Co-Chief Executive Officer, KKR Moderated by: Beverly Goodman, Editorial Director, Barron’s 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Putting Alternatives Into Practice: Top Advisors Weigh In   Michael Bapis, Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor, Vios Advisors at Rockefeller Capital Management Moderated by: Jack Otter, Global Head, Wealth & Asset Management, Barron’s Group 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break     3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Innovative Opportunities For Income Investors   Jim Keenan, CIO and Global Co-Head of Credit within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) Billy Butcher, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, KKR Real Estate and Chief Executive Officer, KKR Real Estate Select Trust Moderated by: Amey Stone, Barron's Advisor 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM The Best Ways to Access Alternatives: What You Should Now Know   Jeremy Beal, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Nancy Fahmy, Head of Alternative Investments and Specialty Asset Management, Bank of America Jerry Pascucci, Managing Director & Head, Global Alternative Investment Solutions, UBS Financial Services, Inc. Moderated by: Millissa Allen, Managing Director, Global Head, Fundamentals of Alternative Investment, CAIA Association 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cocktail Reception     10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Developing and Leading an Elite Advisory Team   Troy Theobold, RFS Advice Claire Mackay, Quantum Financial Moderator: Paul Heath, CEO, Koda Capital 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Building Climate Aware Portfolios for the Future with ETFs   Rimmo Jolly, Managing Director, Head of iShares Asia-Pacific, BlackRock Moderated by: April Ferrell, Global Managing Director, Asset Management, Barron’s Group 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM U.S. Advisers’ Best Practices for Growing Your Business   Geri Pell, Ameriprise Financial Services Lyon Polk, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Moderated by: Matt Barthel, Executive Editor, Wealth & Asset Management, Barron’s Group 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Cybersecurity - Protecting Your Firm and Clients in the Digital Age   Sean Roche, Former Associate Deputy Director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Live Q&A: Building Climate Aware Portfolios for the Future with ETFs   Paula Gigler, Head of Key Accounts and High Net Worth, BlackRock Australia Sunita Subramoniam, Head of Sustainable for the ETF and Index Business, BlackRock APAC Wealth Management Partners Asset Management Partners Marquee Partner Gold Partners Silver Partners Supporting Sponsors Millions of people rely on Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage their money, including individual investors, financial advisors and wealth managers. 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